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25 random things about me

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

  1. I teach chemistry, and I really love teaching something I know so much about. I love that I can look at a worksheet or test and pick out the wrong answers instinctively, much like finding misspelled words. This is why I don't use a TA, even though I have the option for one this semester.

  2. I love to shop with coupons and find good deals. It is like a game for me, and I feel so fantastic when I save a lot of money on our groceries. It is the one thing I can really control about our finances, and I take a lot of pride in being able to do it.

  3. My favorite thing about our dog, Gracie, is that she lets me hold her close like a teddy bear at night. I often fall asleep with her in my arms, and the first thing I do when my alarm goes off in the morning is pull her close to me again. I love the way she groans and sighs and tucks her head against my shoulder.

  4. I love the smell of my dogs feet when they have been sleeping. And I know that this is absolutely insane. But it is such a warm and comforting smell. I promise its not as gross as it sounds.

  5. I wonder what will happen when we have babies and our dogs will have to take second place. I'm not sure how they will adjust to that. Or how I will.

  6. We are not officially trying to have a baby, and I have no idea how we would afford one if we had one. But I still hope every month that we have created one, and I curse loudly in the bathroom every time my body lets me know that this has not happened.

  7. Though we are not officially trying to have a baby, we are not trying to prevent it either. But Tom doesn't think it will happen until he declares that we are trying. And I can't seem to convince him that that isn't the way it works.

  8. As much as I hate the struggle and pain that not having a baby has been to me, I am thankful for the empathy it is growing in me. I am a firm believer that people going into the ministry are prepared for it more by the crap they go through than through the schooling they receive. So I am thankful for the empathy, humility and patience that has been and is being grown in us through the suffering we have and will experience in life.

  9. I do not however negate the importance of schooling for ministry, and I could not be happier that Tom is receiving an education from Fuller. It is an amazing school and is doing wonderful things for my husband.

  10. I still don't really believe that we are living in California. Sometimes I look up at the rows of palm trees while I'm driving to school and get really shocked when I realize that we really do live here.

  11. As much as I love fish tacos, I think Texas does a much better job with mexican food. And I really, really miss Los Cucos.

  12. I love how much fun it is to be married to my husband.

  13. I really love to cook, but I am nowhere near fancy in how I do it. I shy away from recipes with more than 5 or 6 ingredients, and I limit my "chopping" items to an onion and possibly some garlic. Because of this, Rachel Ray overwhelms me.

  14. My ideal breakfast is cookies and coffee.

  15. I love chips and salsa, but my way of eating it would better be termed "salsa with chips". I do not dip my chips in salsa, I scoop my salsa with my chips. Which is why I don't like thin, hot salsa. I prefer it chunky and mild enough to not burn my tongue in large amounts.

  16. There are things that I hate doing, which I do almost every day. These include washing and cutting up lettuce for salads (bagged lettuce would be easier but is too expensive), making coffee the night before (I always leave it until I am so tired it is the last thing I want to do) and filling up the brita pitcher. All of these are necessary for the things I enjoy (salad, fresh brewed coffee in the morning and cold, filtered water), but I hate doing them.

  17. I have been afraid of the phone since I was a child. And though I am more comfortable with it now, I still get scared when I have to call someone. This makes me horrible at calling my students' parents. And horrible at staying in touch with friends through the phone. I am therefore really thankful for email.

  18. I consider Anne Shirley from "Anne of Green Gables" one of my best friends. She and I grow up together, and I therefore can not read any further than "Anne's House of Dreams" until I have children. It just doesn't feel right for us to be in different stages of life.

  19. I think everyone should read Barack Obama's book "Dreams of my Father". I think it is one of the most brilliantly written books I've read. I really loved hearing David Axlerod tell Charlie Rose that Obama was the best writer he knows and that it was difficult for him to try to write for someone who was a better write than him. I love that we have someone like this for our president.

  20. We went from paying $465 for rent in College Station to $1350 in Pasadena. And this is actually really cheap for the house we have here. But I don't know how we are making it paying so much in rent. And I now understand how we were able to save so much money living in CS.

  21. I used to think that antidepressants were a joke until I was put on Effexor. Now I think that everyone should take them. And I am completely unashamed of people knowing how much I am reliant on this drug.

  22. I really love that I see a side of my husband that nobody else sees. Most see the strong, dominant man, but I get to see the sweet, funny boy in him. And I love how these two aspects of him mix together to make him a fantastic leader.

  23. My favorite book of the Bible is the Psalms. But if I let myself read them during my quiet times, I won't read anything else. So I sometime feel the need to keep myself out of them. But I'm wondering if thats the right thing to do, because there is a part of me that really needs this book to survive in life.

  24. I still sleep with my childhood blanket at night. Tom says I have to give it up when I'm 30, and I'm dreading that day.

  25. I have been wanting to be tagged to fill one of these things out for awhile and almost pretended I was tagged so that I could. But then Sommer tagged me, so now I have been able to do this without feeling like and friendless person :)

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